Environmental Design

Finally I complete this course! There is so much works for the whole trimester including the other 2 courses and everytime it feel like unable to finish the works on the time but in the end I did it. Through this course, I have learned about on how to design a directory sign board, flow plan sketching, exhibition design and also 3D. Especially on exhibition design, it improve my knowledge about the exhibition and the process on how to develop an idea for the exhibition.

The internship program start on the next sem so I hope can learn something useful from there and pass this internship program. Hope it not that hard.

3D Exhibition Design Final

Layout Plan

Facade

Side Elevation

Perspective View

These are my 3D exhibition design. The overall design is simple and dark in colour, the exhibition area used is 6 meter x 9 meter. I use transparent design for the partition behind the reception counter and also behind the testing area and the gallery. It create a modern feel and look different compared to normal exhibition design. 

My Exhibition Design

Concept Board

Graphics

Exhibition Profile

These above are the concept board, graphics and the exhibition profile for my exhibition design. The concept is focus on futuristic, all are related to sight and technology. Everything are modern and simple style for the design.

The graphic that I apply on my exhibition design is more on black colour, so the overall exhibition are dark in colour plus some colour graphic and I also will use a world map as the plan for it. The map on the ground also create a meaning of global for the brand that I choose (Panasonic).

The exhibition profile that I choose include, Information Counter, Product Displays, Rest/Discussion Area, Testing Area and the last one is the gallery showing about the product for Panasonic.

This is the layout plan for my exhibition design.

The facade and the side elevation view for the exhibition design.

Something Fun about Starbuck Logo

People make fun on Starbuck logo when the new logo come out on 2011 because it is getting simple. This is the photo show about the transformation of Starbucks logo and people make the logo more simple as the time goes by.

2011 Starbuck come out with a logo just only the mermaid women on the middle, they remove the frame and make the logo focus on the mermaid and it look more simple compared to the previous logo. So, people are making fun with Starbuck logo that might be come out on the future, they make the logo more focus, zoom in on the mermaid and finally come out with a empty green circle logo.

It is funny but this won't be happen on the future.

Everything in Wood

I saw these wood sculptures from the internet and likes to share about it. I likes these wood sculptures that create by the artist because it is a very great and beautiful art work. Some of them are really unique and special, everyone of them has its own meaning from its visual expression. It look classic but also modern in the same time.

Artist : Gehard Demetz

For more :

http://www.geharddemetz.com/

Amazing Ice Sculptures

Ice sculpting is a difficult task.The artists must work in a freezing environment while concentrating and work hard in order to archive the perfect art work.In such cold condition, they're able to carve out a lot of amazing ice sculptures but these sculptures doesn't last long. Once the winter is over, it will melt and everything will be lost. I also admire the artist because they are so passioned on their works and will do it again with different design each winter, it takes a lot of time and this is not an easy job for most people.

Some of the ice sculpture are really huge and people can go inside to feel and experience the sculpture. Imagine how much time and works they need to carve the sculptures. Their spirits and passion are the good value that we need to learn and apply on whatever we do all the time.

Murphy's Laws in Design

Another topic from the lecturer, " Murphy's laws".

Murphy's Laws - "If anything can go wrong, it will."

From the research that I do about the Murphy's Laws, it is about something bad or negative side of a particular incident will happen on you. I think when it apply on design, it is also the same and everything bad will be possible happen and it will affect the process of your work. Example from the internet about Murphy's Law's that I found out quite funny and it is true that it might be happen.

If you have 10 minutes to print some work before meeting your client, the printer will go out of ink.

When the printer goes out of ink and you are in a rush, you don’t have any cartridges to replace it.

No matter what the size of the logo is, it’s not big enough for your client.

If your WordPress theme validates, you’ll install a plugin that breaks the validation.

If you have a lot of work, a client you didn’t hear of for years will call you and be in a hurry.

If you don’t make your website work in IE6 before showing it to your client, he will be using IE6.
http://www.designer-daily.com/murphys-law-applied-to-design-3165

A way to prevent Murphy's Laws? No way, there is always a possibility that Murphy's Laws will occurs. Everyone will go through Murphy's Laws and it is definitely more than 1 time. So, have fun.

More Murphy's Laws:
http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html

Container as the Content

A topic give by our lecturer, "Container as the Content". From my own understanding, the container and the content is come together. The container itself carry a message which is related to the content message and before people know about the content, they should know some message from the container about the content.

The container should be also a important element to be consider because people will always look at the container first before the content. Everything based on the first sight on the container, after that people will decide to continue or not for the content. Both are bond together in order to deliver the message, a good container always bring good perception for the content. For example, the birthday present, it is always covered by a nice beautiful gift paper(Container) and the birthday person will feel happy when looked at it, and he do not know what is the gift(Content) before he remove the gift paper(Container). The gift paper already give him a very good perception and that is the message the container deliver to him. Then, the content come afterwards.

Billboard

Creative billboard impress people more compared to the normal billboard. The following billboard are creative and also unique in the same time.

Once people see this billboard, they will never forget because the way they create for the whole billboard are brilliant and awesome. When talk about billboard, these type of billboard are always come across my mind.

Choose a brand for assignment 2

Here come the assignment 2, I need to choose a company and create exhibition design for the company. I decided to choose Panasonic as the company for my exhibition design. Panasonic is on electrical and electronics industry and a global company. It is well known to most of the people and it also a trustful brand with it high quality products.

My design for this exhibition will focus on modern and simple style.

The following are the basic information about Panasonic

Panasonic (パナソニック Panasonikku) is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Under this brand the company sells plasma andLCD display panels, DVD recorders and players, Blu-ray Disc players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens,shavers, projectors, digital cameras, batteries, laptop computers (under the sub-brand Toughbook), portable CD, analog tape decks and home stereo equipment, fax machines, scanners, printers, electronic white-boards, electronic components and semiconductors, all of which are marketed under their slogan "Ideas for Life."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_(brand)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Corporation

My Primary Directory Sign

Directory sign is to display information or give direction to particular people and it can be in visual or in words. Directory sign are everywhere and people need its function a lot.

This is my primary directory sign for Taman Tasik Cyberjaya. After walk across the bridge, you will see it at placed at there in middle. The design is based on triangle shape and Cyberjaya park look like a bit futuristic so I use a silver colour for the outlook  and the overall design is also look future and metal style. The height for this directory sign is  3 meter so it is big enough to gain attraction and the direction is look clear for the people. For the information, I actually did both side for it, so people come from the back also can see the direction.

Primary Directory Sign Design

This is my directory sign in 2D. I decide to put this directory on Taman Tasik Cyberjaya. Both sides also display the information and direction for the park.

Taman Tasik Cyberjaya

The location I choose for my assignment 1 is Taman Tasik Cyberjaya. Here are some photos I took at there, I might put my directory sign on the location show in the photos.

Building

Basically building is a shelter from weather and as general living space, store belongings and a place to live and work for the people. Most of the building is normal but there are also some very advance and creative building. They use their concept and ideas and build a very different, creative building that normally people never thought about it. Some of them are really look crazy for me and I wonder how they can build like this and the idea was brilliant.

Basket Building

Upside down house.

Distortion Building

Another upside down.

Spaceship

Falling~

Edged Building

House falling down from sky and stuck at there.

Musical Instrument Building

Foot ball! Damaged Building.

The concept that they apply on the building is creative and make all those building look so fantastic. I believe there will be more creative building come on the future.